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| Date: | Wednesday 15 November 1995 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Maule M-6-235 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5646Z |
| MSN: | 7393C |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wisdom, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Hamilton, MT (6S5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL FROM A NARROW DRIVEWAY, HE MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT TO AVOID A DEER. DURING THIS MANEUVER, THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A FENCE POST. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES AND THAT THE DRIVEWAY WAS SLICK WITH SNOW AND MUD WHICH MADE CONTROLLING THE AIRPLANE DIFFICULT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE FENCE POST. FACTORS INCLUDE SUNGLARE, SLUSH COVERED TERRAIN, AND THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA96LA019
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 July 1985 | N5646Z | Private | 0 | Iron Mountain, MI | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 09:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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